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The Capitol Hill mystery soda machine was a vending machine in Capitol Hill, Seattle, notable for its "mystery" buttons which dispensed unusual drink flavors. It is unknown who restocked the machine, which originally caused the development of a local legend that the machine was haunted, and later an enduring legacy of "cultural fascination". [ 1 ]
EBay One of the greatest trade secrets in corporate American history, guarded jealousy for more than a century, was allegedly put up for sale on eBay (EBAY) by an antiques hunter in Georgia: the ...
In 1951, Coca-Cola stopped placing "five cents" on new advertising material, and Forbes Magazine reported on the "groggy" price of Coca-Cola. After Coca-Cola president Robert Woodruff's plan to mint a 7.5 cent coin failed, Business Weekly reported Coke prices as high as 6, 7, and 10 cents, around the country. By 1959, the last of the nickel ...
In about 1935, Mills was engaged by Coca-Cola to produce a standing dry automatic cooled vendor for bottles. The result, the model 47, was the first of its kind for Cola-Cola. [1] By the late 1930s, gum vending machines were being installed by Mills Automatic Merchandising Corporation of New York. The machines made use of technology protected ...
The 1948 Coca-Cola "Vendo Decapper" used 17 steps to dispense bottle, remove cap and pour into cup, eliminating the need for customers to dispose of bottles. After the war, the Vendo company began expanding globally. By 1956, vending machines were being shipped internationally to 20 different countries.
Pepsi Is Introducing the Flavor Coca-Cola Discontinued—and We Tried It First. Food. Cheapism. 24 discontinued '70s and '80s foods that we'll never stop craving. Lighter Side. Lighter Side.
Coca-Cola sponsored Walt Disney's first television show "One Hour in Wonderland" broadcast on Christmas Day 1950. [162] Coca-Cola sponsored the 1965 airing of the television special "A Charlie Brown Christmas". [163] Coca-Cola also sponsored the popular Fox singing-competition series American Idol from 2002 until 2014. [164]
Tab (stylized as TaB) was a diet cola soft drink produced and distributed by The Coca-Cola Company, introduced in 1963 and discontinued in 2020.The company's first diet drink, [1] Tab was popular among some people throughout the 1960s and 1970s as an alternative to Coca-Cola.